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A 17-km road , connecting Kandahar Airport to the central city, is to be built to develop the area’s transportation system. Kandahar Governor Toryalai Wesa said the road would be completed within two years and would be equipped with street

An agreement was signed between Afghanistan and France whereby USD 21mn is pledged for implementation of reconstruction projects in central Kapisa province. Addressing a press conference on Monday, Finance Minister Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal said the aid would go towards implementation

As Afghanistan is going into a political and economic transition, the US government considers providing almost USD 300mn in new aid programs to the war-torn country. According to Bloomberg, USD 92mn of the aid would be earmarked for education programs

Construction work on the Khost-Ghulam Khan highway, the third most important border crossing point between Pakistan and Afghanistan, has officially begun in Khost province. Governor Abdul Jabbar Naeemi told Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) the project would take 17 months to

Afghan Public Works Ministry has launched a fundamental development plan for the Salang Highway, Afghanistan’s main link between northern and southern Afghanistan crossing the Hindukush mountain range. The announcement was made at the National Conference on Development of Salang Highway

The Afghan Department of Education (DoE) inaugurated its new administrative extension building in Faizabad. The additional office space will improve the education department’s capacity and ability to provide for the basic educational needs of students in Faizabad and the 27

Residents of the Sancharak district of northern Sar-e-Pul province pooled money to construct a 4-km road after the district municipality did not act upon their repeated requests. Connecting the Frashqan village to the district center, the road is built at

The Kabul-Herat highway, which is the biggest highway system in Afghanistan, has deteriorated just months after its renovation. The highway was built 6 years ago and connects Kabul to southern Kandahar province and Kandahar to western Herat province. Economic and

A new 20-km road is being built between Tirinkot, capital of Uruzgan province, and Dehrawud district. Funded by the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW), the projects would be completed over the next eight months at a cost of 414 million

Swedish Committee for Afghanistan will spend more than 14 million Afghanis in Dehdadi district of northern Balkh province, as the Northern Rural Project (NRP) officially extended in the province. SCA will implement the infrastructure and vocational training projects proposed by the

A 45m long and 7m wide bridge has been built over a river in the Sarkhom area on the outskirts of Tirinkot, the capital of central Uruzgan province. The bridge links Tirinkot with three districts: Deh Rawud, Charchino and Sarab.

US defense officials expressing optimisms towards the impressive progress of the Afghan Air Force said Pentagon is primarily focusing to take further steps in a bid to enable Afghan Air Force protect the country in the future. While speaking during

US defense officials expressing optimisms towards the impressive progress of the Afghan Air Force said Pentagon is primarily focusing to take further steps in a bid to enable Afghan Air Force protect the country in the future. While speaking during

Germany has promised continued assistance in the reconstruction process of Afghanistan. “Our assistance will not end. We will continue supporting Afghanistan beyond 2014 in its various sectors, including infrastructure development,” said Deputy Ambassador Oliver Owcza. On 11th of May two

Governor Gul Agha Sherzai, Indpendent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) and other officials laid the foundation stone of the governor’s new office in Nangarhar province. The building would be at a cost of 26.5mn AFN, having 42 rooms with all

The Municipality department has halted construction work on several building that were being built illegal and against required engineering standards. Head of the engineering department at the Municipality Ghulam Rassould said the work on more than 20 unauthorized buildings that

By Kamaluddin Kohsan Officials of the Education Department in Samangan province said that about 20 new schools buildings would be established this year. “The structures would be built in the capital city and districts of Samangan province with financial collaboration

A new building for the Department of Borders and Tribal Affairs was inaugurated in northern Kunduz province. Funded by the Ministry of Borders and Tribal Affairs, the two-story structure is built at a cost of 11mn AFN. The structure consists

A new bridge has been constructed over the Alishang River in Gonapal district of Laghman province with financial collaboration from the US Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT). The 97m long and 15m wide bridge would help solve the transportation problems of

A new compound for the Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) branch in Khost would be constructed soon, said Governor Abdul Jabar Naemi. The two-story building would help facilitate the Agency’s activities and encourage people to invest in Khost. Mr. Naemi

About 70% of the roads in central Logar province have been damaged, said residents. Heavy snow and rainfall, landmines and heavy vehicles, were cited as the main reasons for the shabby conditions of the roads. The residents alleged that the

Southern Ghazni’s residents urged the government to kick off the reconstruction work on the Band-e-Sultan Dam. The government had promised last year to initiate the reconstruction process, but they had failed to honor the promise, said the residents. The dam,

Taloqan, Takhar’s capital city, will have its first ever parking lot, said officials. “The parking lot will cover 200 square meters of land, with space enough to fit 90 vehicles. The project will be completed in the next three months,”said